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Scottish Sun
01-06-2025
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- Scottish Sun
Huge boyband star and former Strictly finalist has very different career worlds away from chart fame
The group were nominated for two BRIT Awards GOLD FOREVER Huge boyband star and former Strictly finalist has very different career worlds away from chart fame A HUGE boyband star now has a very different career that is worlds away from his former chart fame. The singer also competed on the thirteenth series of Strictly Come Dancing back in 2015. 8 Jay McGuiness (far right) was a member of The Wanted alongside (from left to right) Siva Kaneswaran, Tom Parker, Max George and Nathan Sykes Credit: Getty 8 However, the star has moved away from the music charts in recent years Credit: Getty 8 The singer is now an author of his own dystopian novel series Credit: Instagram Jay McGuiness, 34, is best known for being one of the original members of The Wanted. He joined the boyband back in 2009 alongside Max George, Nathan Sykes, Siva Kaneswaran, and the late Tom Parker. The group went on to sell 700,000 albums and 3.2 million singles in the UK according to the BPI (British Phonographic Industry). After winning Strictly with Aliona Vilani in 2015, Jay went on to forge a theatre career for himself on London's West End. He starred in several huge productions such as BIG! The Musical, Sleepless - A Musical romance and Rip It Up. In 2022 he took on the lead role in a touring musical version of White Christmas, before he landed a role as Ben in 2:22 A Ghost Story in 2024. Recently, he could be seen in the touring production of & Juliet in the role of Shakespeare. But away from the stage, Jay is establishing himself as a fiction author. Last year, the singer and actor released his debut fantasy novel, Blood Flowers. This year he released another book called Poison Tides which forms part of his very own dystopian series. Max George confirms he won't be playing show in Manchester During their tenure together, The Wanted achieved significant success both in the UK and around the world. Their first album peaked at number four in the UK chart and it spawned three UK Top 20 singles. In 2012, the group achieved success in the US and Canada with their track, Glad You Came. It peaked at number three on the Billboard Hot 100 for four straight weeks, and it was the highest American chart entry by a British boyband at the time. The Wanted: Discography HOW did The Wanted place in the UK charts in their heyday? Albums The Wanted (2010) - UK number four Battleground (2011) - UK number five Word of Mouth (2013) - UK number nine Singles All Time Low (2010) - UK number one Heart Vacancy (2010) - UK number two Lose My Mind (2010) - UK number 19 Gold Forever (2011) - UK number 3 Glad You Came (2011) - UK number one Lightning (2011) - UK number two Warzone (2011) - UK number 21 Chasing the Sun (2012) - UK number two I Found You (2012) - UK number three Walks Like Rihanna (2013) - UK number four We Own The Night (2013) - UK number 10 Show Me Love (America) (2013) - UK number eight In their heyday, they were also nominated twice at the BRIT Awards in 2010 and 2012. They also won the Best British Music act at the BBC Radio 1 Teen Awards in 2011 as well as the Favourite Breakout Artist at the People's Choice Awards in 2013 in Los Angeles. 8 The Wanted achieved three UK top ten albums and a number of UK number one singles Credit: Getty Images - Getty 8 Although Jay has not given up performing and has established himself as a regular on the West End Credit: Instagram 8 He can be currently be seen on a UK touring production of the hit musical, & Juliet Credit: Instagram 8 Last year he bagged himself a role in the hit production, 2:22 A Ghost Story Credit: Instagram
The Irish Sun
01-06-2025
- Entertainment
- The Irish Sun
Huge boyband star and former Strictly finalist has very different career worlds away from chart fame
A HUGE boyband star now has a very different career that is worlds away from his former chart fame. The singer also competed on the thirteenth series of Strictly Come Dancing back in 2015. Advertisement 8 Jay McGuiness (far right) was a member of The Wanted alongside (from left to right) Siva Kaneswaran, Tom Parker, Max George and Nathan Sykes Credit: Getty 8 However, the star has moved away from the music charts in recent years Credit: Getty 8 The singer is now an author of his own dystopian novel series Credit: Instagram He joined the boyband back in 2009 alongside The group went on to sell 700,000 albums and 3.2 million singles in the UK according to the BPI (British Phonographic Industry). After winning Strictly with Advertisement READ MORE ON BOYBAND STARS He starred in several huge productions such as BIG! The Musical, Sleepless - A Musical romance and Rip It Up. In 2022 he took on the lead role in a touring musical version of White Christmas , before he landed a role as Ben in Recently, he could be seen in the touring production of & Juliet in the role of Shakespeare. But away from the stage, Jay is establishing himself as a fiction author. Advertisement Most read in Celebrity Last year, the singer and actor released his debut fantasy novel, Blood Flowers. This year he released another book called Poison Tides which forms part of his very own dystopian series. Max George confirms he won't be playing show in Manchester During their tenure together, The Wanted achieved significant success both in the UK and around the world. Their first album peaked at number four in the UK chart and it spawned three UK Top 20 singles. Advertisement In 2012, the group achieved success in the US and Canada with their track, Glad You Came. It peaked at number three on the Billboard Hot 100 for four straight weeks, and it was the highest American chart entry by a British boyband at the time. The Wanted: Discography HOW did The Wanted place in the UK charts in their heyday? Albums The Wanted (2010) - UK number four Battleground (2011) - UK number five Word of Mouth (2013) - UK number nine Singles All Time Low (2010) - UK number one Heart Vacancy (2010) - UK number two Lose My Mind (2010) - UK number 19 Gold Forever (2011) - UK number 3 Glad You Came (2011) - UK number one Lightning (2011) - UK number two Warzone (2011) - UK number 21 Chasing the Sun (2012) - UK number two I Found You (2012) - UK number three Walks Like Rihanna (2013) - UK number four We Own The Night (2013) - UK number 10 Show Me Love (America) (2013) - UK number eight In their heyday, they were also nominated twice at the BRIT Awards in 2010 and 2012. They also won the Best British Music act at the BBC Radio 1 Teen Awards in 2011 as well as the Favourite Breakout Artist at the People's Choice Awards in 2013 in Los Angeles. Advertisement 8 The Wanted achieved three UK top ten albums and a number of UK number one singles Credit: Getty Images - Getty 8 Although Jay has not given up performing and has established himself as a regular on the West End Credit: Instagram 8 He can be currently be seen on a UK touring production of the hit musical, & Juliet Credit: Instagram 8 Last year he bagged himself a role in the hit production, 2:22 A Ghost Story Credit: Instagram Advertisement 8 Jay just released his second novel called Poison Tides Credit: Instagram
Scottish Sun
22-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Scottish Sun
Max George gives health update after ‘rough' time since major heart surgery
Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) MAX George gave fans an insight on how he is bouncing back from major heart surgery. The Wanted singer, 36, was admitted to A&E last December and had heart surgery and a pacemaker fitted after doctors discovered a heart block, which caused his heart to beat abnormally. Sign up for the Entertainment newsletter Sign up 5 Max George shared a major health update after undergoing heart surgery Credit: Instagram 5 The singer had two secret surgeries Credit: Not known, clear with picture desk 5 He showed himself walking on a treadmill as part of his rehab Credit: Instagram @maxgeorge He then recently revealed he had to undergo a secret second heart operation after his pacemaker wires were inserted too deeply. Max revealed in March the road to recovery had been "rough," but now gave fans a peek on some of his rehabilitation. The singer took to his Instagram stories to show how he achieved 10,000 steps per day while using an indoor walking pad. He posted a video of him walking on the small treadmill as the steps ticked over on the machine's LED display. "10k getting stronger everyday," Max captioned the post. Walking 10,000 steps per day can many health benefits such as, a reduced risk of developing dementia, cancer and heart and circulatory diseases, as well as having mental health benefits, according to the British Heart Foundation. Max made his return to work in March playing a tortured priest in Jeff Wayne's The War of the Worlds, which is touring the UK and Europe. He opened up to The Sun on Sunday as he was getting set to make his debut: "I was trying to get back to good health but was still having a flickering sensation for weeks after I had my pacemaker fitted and it was gradually getting worse and worse." Max was told the procedure could cause a dangerous bleed on his heart, saying: "The night before I was really nervous. I didn't sleep much." He had to postpone The Wanted 2.0's Manchester Cathedral concert in February. But he looked fighting fight as he played Parson Nathaniel in Jeff Wayne's version of HG Wells' classic book, The War of the Worlds. TERRIFIED popstar Max George has revealed he had to undergo a secret SECOND heart operation By Max's side was actress girlfriend Maisie Smith who delivered a surprise performance as the parson's wife, Beth. The award-winning EastEnders star, who played Tiffany Butcher on the BBC soap, met Max while they both competed on Strictly Come Dancing in 2020, but they didn't start dating until the live tour two years later. Max said in March: "Getting to do this with Maisie is an experience I'm sure I'll never forget. "The last few months have been rough, but after a lot of hard work and rehabilitation, I'm back to my best and will be performing for the whole tour." 5 Max said the support of his girlfriend, Maisie Smith, has been critical in his recovery Credit: Pixel8000
The Irish Sun
22-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Irish Sun
Max George gives health update after ‘rough' time since major heart surgery
MAX George gave fans an insight on how he is bouncing back from major heart surgery. 5 Max George shared a major health update after undergoing heart surgery Credit: Instagram 5 The singer had two secret surgeries Credit: Not known, clear with picture desk 5 He showed himself walking on a treadmill as part of his rehab Credit: Instagram @maxgeorge He then recently revealed he had to undergo a secret second heart operation after his pacemaker wires were inserted too deeply. Max revealed in March the The singer took to his Instagram stories to show how he achieved 10,000 steps per day while using an indoor walking pad. He posted a video of him walking on the small treadmill as the steps ticked over on the machine's LED display. max george "10k getting stronger everyday," Max captioned the post. Walking 10,000 steps per day can many health benefits such as, a reduced risk of developing dementia , cancer and heart and circulatory diseases , as well as having mental health benefits, according to the British Heart Foundation . Max made his return to work in March playing a tortured priest in Jeff Wayne's , which is touring the UK and Europe. He opened up to The Sun on Sunday as he was getting set to make his debut: "I was trying to get back to good health but was still having a flickering sensation for weeks after I had my pacemaker fitted and it was gradually getting worse and worse." Most read in Showbiz Max was told the procedure could cause a dangerous bleed on his heart, saying: "The night before I was really nervous. I didn't sleep much." He had to postpone The Wanted 2.0's Manchester Cathedral concert in February. But he looked fighting fight as he played Parson Nathaniel in Jeff Wayne's version of HG Wells' classic book, The War of the Worlds. TERRIFIED popstar Max George has revealed he had to undergo a secret SECOND heart operation By Max's side was actress girlfriend Maisie Smith who delivered a surprise performance as the parson's wife, Beth. The award-winning EastEnders star, who played Tiffany Butcher on the BBC soap, met Max while they both competed on Strictly Come Dancing in 2020, but they didn't start dating until the live tour two years later. Max said in March: "Getting to do this with Maisie is an experience I'm sure I'll never forget. "The last few months have been rough, but after a lot of hard work and rehabilitation, I'm back to my best and will be performing for the whole tour." 5 Max said the support of his girlfriend, Maisie Smith, has been critical in his recovery Credit: Pixel8000 5 He returned to work in the stage production of The War of the Worlds Credit: instagram
The Sun
22-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Sun
Max George gives health update after ‘rough' time since major heart surgery
MAX George gave fans an insight on how he is bouncing back from major heart surgery. The Wanted singer, 36, was admitted to A&E last December and had heart surgery and a pacemaker fitted after doctors discovered a heart block, which caused his heart to beat abnormally. 5 5 5 He then recently revealed he had to undergo a secret second heart operation after his pacemaker wires were inserted too deeply. Max revealed in March the road to recovery had been "rough," but now gave fans a peek on some of his rehabilitation. The singer took to his Instagram stories to show how he achieved 10,000 steps per day while using an indoor walking pad. He posted a video of him walking on the small treadmill as the steps ticked over on the machine's LED display. "10k getting stronger everyday," Max captioned the post. Walking 10,000 steps per day can many health benefits such as, a reduced risk of developing dementia, cancer and heart and circulatory diseases, as well as having mental health benefits, according to the British Heart Foundation. Max made his return to work in March playing a tortured priest in Jeff Wayne's The War of the Worlds, which is touring the UK and Europe. He opened up to The Sun on Sunday as he was getting set to make his debut: "I was trying to get back to good health but was still having a flickering sensation for weeks after I had my pacemaker fitted and it was gradually getting worse and worse." Max was told the procedure could cause a dangerous bleed on his heart, saying: "The night before I was really nervous. I didn't sleep much." He had to postpone The Wanted 2.0's Manchester Cathedral concert in February. But he looked fighting fight as he played Parson Nathaniel in Jeff Wayne's version of HG Wells' classic book, The War of the Worlds. TERRIFIED popstar Max George has revealed he had to undergo a secret SECOND heart operation By Max's side was actress girlfriend Maisie Smith who delivered a surprise performance as the parson's wife, Beth. The award-winning EastEnders star, who played Tiffany Butcher on the BBC soap, met Max while they both competed on Strictly Come Dancing in 2020, but they didn't start dating until the live tour two years later. Max said in March: "Getting to do this with Maisie is an experience I'm sure I'll never forget. "The last few months have been rough, but after a lot of hard work and rehabilitation, I'm back to my best and will be performing for the whole tour." 5 5
